Al-Maweri Sadeq Ali, Al-Jamaei Aisha Ahmed, Halboub Esam Saleh, Al-Soneidar Walid Ahmed, Tarakji Bassel, Alsalhani Anas
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, AL-Farabi Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnosis, Faculty of Dentistry, Sana'a University, Sana, Yemen.
Eur J Dent. 2016 Apr-Jun;10(2):234-238. doi: 10.4103/1305-7456.178300.
This study was conducted to evaluate Yemeni dental practitioners' knowledge and practices concerning fissure sealants.
A modified questionnaire consisted of 25-items was distributed to 500 dentists working in Sana'a City. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square/Fisher's exact tests were used for statistical analyses.
The response rate was 74%. Most of the respondents were male (61.3%), general practitioners (84.2%), and had <5 years of clinical experience (48.3%). The respondents showed a reasonable level of knowledge about sealants, with the majority (88%) believed that there is strong scientific evidence about fissure sealants effectiveness and around 90% showed a good understanding of sealant placement instructions. On the other hand, respondents showed insufficient knowledge about sealants clinical practice.
Although a high proportion of dental practitioners showed adequate knowledge about dental sealant, following guidelines and standardized procedures in clinical practice is lacking. These emphasize the need for regular continuing education courses for dental professional.
本研究旨在评估也门牙科从业者关于窝沟封闭剂的知识和实践情况。
一份由25个项目组成的改良问卷被分发给在萨那市工作的500名牙医。描述性统计和卡方检验/费舍尔精确检验用于统计分析。
回复率为74%。大多数受访者为男性（61.3%），是全科医生（84.2%），且临床经验不足5年（48.3%）。受访者对封闭剂表现出合理的知识水平，大多数（88%）认为有强有力的科学证据证明窝沟封闭剂的有效性，约90%对封闭剂放置说明有良好理解。另一方面，受访者在封闭剂临床实践方面知识不足。
尽管很大比例的牙科从业者对牙用封闭剂表现出足够的知识，但在临床实践中缺乏遵循指南和标准化程序的情况。这些强调了牙科专业人员定期接受继续教育课程的必要性。
